Audit of USAID/Kosovo’s Activities for Economic Growth.

USAID/Kosovo has focused its economic growth activities on promoting government-level reforms aimed at fiscal policy and legislation, expanding trade and investment opportunities and capacity, developing the energy sector and other infrastructure needed to support economic development, improving private sector competitiveness, strengthening financial markets, and providing direct support to private businesses to generate income and employment.

In recent years, the country has experienced a sharp increase in assistance, with USAID requesting more than $127 million in the FY 2009 Congressional Budget Justification. Actual funding in FY 2008 to Kosovo surpassed $266 million.

This audit will determine whether USAID/Kosovo’s activities for economic growth are providing support for government reforms and direct support to the private sector.